I CANT PLACE THE FACE

[slim parrot]

PLEEEASSSSEEE help me I'm struggling SO BADLY with where to place the facial features, I don't normally draw in 3/4 view and its KILLING ME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

(PLEASE HELP AND TIPS)

[timber remnant]

Hey! So I think there are two things you’d need to fix here with the issue.

First main one is definitely the size of the face; the hair is perfectly fine, but the face itself needs to be sized up a little bigger.

Secondly, maybe just SLIGHTLY lower the face down (keep the hair where it is) a bit so she has some of her forehead more!

[slim parrot]

Hi :> thank u for the tips, i changed the face positioning a little bit

tho if anyone has face positioning tips i still need them lol ;w;

Okay, so I tried placing the features again and It looks better, but still off. Flipping the canvas isnt helping ;w;

[dense venture]

Not sure if it’s helpful but personally I’d do it like this

But please take it with a grain of salt since I’m beginner too

[slim parrot]

thank u

i'll try it later lols

[timber remnant]

this is a good start! I will say, her face is a bit wide (but that might just be art style choice depending on if you want it to be more cartoon or anime like)

Just also remember that even in anima or cartoon styles, the idea of the circle and plus sign always help with perspective and the face shape! It also helps show that forehead and the eye placement.

One way to help

[slim parrot]

i did use the plus face method lol i just got rid of the lines when uploading ;-;
But ill make the face a bit thinner

also decided that the face style didnt fit with the rest of the body

[slim parrot]

Okay! Edited it (againn) and it looks quite a bit better now. Anyone have any final adjustments?

erm smth looks weird (i just want a normal face gang 😭 )

[formal hemlock]

The right eye should be a bit shorter than the left eye

And bit curved

Something like this

And eyes here are not one eye apart like in front look

But a tiny bit closer

[slim parrot]

omg for once i dont hate it??? the eye shaping tip was for sure super helpful

tysmmmm (if anyone has any more critiques im still open :>)

[obsidian shore]

The eyes might be a little too tilted to the right

I just tweaked around and tilted it a bit to the left, then made the right eye a little bit larger. Moved the nose inward a bit, and shifted the lips slightly inward.

Its mostly just estimating where the facial features would be on a real face

Here's one with eyes

A tip would be to do it with guidelines (on a different layer than your art)

There's a simple one and a more accurate one for the face.

[slim parrot]

current progress update, I'm pretty happy with the eyes but now the nose and mouth are upsetting me

[slim parrot]

imma try to emulate what u did withe the nose n mouth

oooh, moving the features inward deffo helped

[obsidian shore]

If you want more volume on the lips, just change its perspective

[slim parrot]

update: made the eyes bigger, messed with the mouth ;-; (?), and made the nose smaller

[obsidian shore]

Girl I'm so sorry, I was busy yesterday

but here's what I kind of tweaked

I lengthened the eyebrows a bit, Changed the angle the arms a bit, Added to the skirt and changed the legs a little, Kind of widened but thinned the lips a bit (and placed it a tiny bit downwards, as well as to the left a tiny bit), turned the nose downward a bit, took away the shadow on the (our view) left eye (because in 3/4 angle, that part wouldn't be as visible, especially when your light source looks like it came from the right side). Yours is pretty good already thoughhh